University of Tennessee Athletics
2008-09 Rowing Roster
Roster
RuthAnne Waldrop
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Florissant, Mo.
- High School:
- Incarnate Word Academy
AT TENNESSEE:
FALL 2008: Kicked off the fall with a silver medal in the champ 8+ at the Chattanooga Head Race...Also finished fourth with Rachel Dooley in the pair...Competed in her second Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, Mass....Brought home silver in the C8+ at the Head of the Tennessee...Posted a win with Stephanie Hunley in the pair as well...Closed out the fall with a sixth-place showing in the pair at the Rivanna Romp.
2007-08: Snagged the first medal of her collegiate career with a third-place finish in the Championship 8+ at the Chattanooga Head Race...Helped the Club 8+ shell take home the title at the Head of the Charles Regatta, UT[apos]s fourth in six years...Raced with the 2V4+ in the spring...Helped the shell open the season with a win over Minnesota on March 22...Finished second against two Yale boats on April 19...Named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL:
A 2007 graduate of Incarnate Word Academy in St. Louis, Mo....Received Excellence in Science Award as well as being on the academic honor roll...Member of National Honor Society, High School Theology Group and Key Club...Received two varsity letters in rowing...Also played on the soccer team...Placed on varsity as a first-year rower...Helped Incarnate Word to first-place finishes at Head of the Hooch, Head of the Iowa and Head of the Rock in 2006...Went undefeated with St. Louis Rowing Club Women[apos]s Varsity 8+ during the Fall of 2006.
PERSONAL:
Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences...Wishes to become a successful lawyer...Former teammates competing for other schools include Kirsten Campbell (Cal) and Sarah Tinsley (Indiana)...Enjoys scrap booking, cooking and running in her spare time...Also plays the piano...Has two siblings, Lauren, 21, and Joseph, 9...RuthAnne Beryl Waldrop was born on Jan. 26, 1989, in St. Louis, Mo....She is the daughter of Rick Waldrop and Bethanne Wertheimer.
GETTING TO KNOW RUTHANNE
What are your favorite movies? 27 Dresses, Sex in the City
What is your most prized possession? my kitty, Lucy
What are your favorite things about Knoxville? Boomsday and football spirit
What super power would you choose? read people[apos]s minds
What would a movie about your life be called? Never a Dull Moment
What three things do you want to do before you graduate? get into law school, learn how to swim, run a half-marathon
